The traditional Dance

 It can be another term for folk dance or sometimes ceremonial dance.

 It is used to emphasis the cultural roots of dance.

 It is more originally more on social activity rather than competitive.

 It perform either by solo, partner and by group with dance formation.

Some traditional dance that found in the Philippines

Philippine Folk Dance

 Mirrror/reflects the culture and tradition of Filipino identity.

 The means of expressing beliefs, moods, emotion of people and mode of communication

Ragragsakan dance

 Is the adoption of tradition in which Kalingga women gather and prepare for a budong or peace
act.

 It was derived for the Ilocano word which means “merriment” or “merry making”. This dance
was for the homecoming of successful head taker and culmination of peace pact between
warring tribes.

 It portrays the walk of industrious Kalingga women, carrying water pots on their heads and
wearing the colourful hand-woven “Blanket” of life around their necks.

 It was discovered by Ramon Obusan in Lubuagan, Kalingga Province

Banga Dance

 An Igorot maiden go to the river and prepare for the marriage ceremony.

 They display not only their grace and agility, but also for their stamina and strength as they go
about their daily task of fetching water, they balancing the banga, claypots full of water on
their heads.

 Uyaoy dance

 Is an Ifugao wedding festival dance accompanied by gong and is performed by the affluent to
attain the second level of the wealthy class.

Idaw dance
 One of the cordillera dance . Idaw means “bird” celebrated because it was the omen bearer of
war.

Singkil Dance

 Named from the bell worn in the ankle of the Muslim princess.

 One of the oldest Filipino dance and recounts the epic legend of the “Darangan” of the
Maranao people in Mindanao. It tells the fateful story of Princess Gandingan, who was
caught in the middle of the forest during earthquake that cause by the diwata of the forest.

 The crisscrossed bamboo pole was represent the trees that were falling , which she gracefully
avoids. Royal Princess of Sulu Archipelago to learn the most difficult and noble dance.

Dugso dance

 This dance is for entertainment for deities, to make them feel more comfortable during the
fiesta that has being organized for them and consequently more often to the request of
celebrant.

 This was perform during the harvest time or upon the birth of a male heir. Women would
wear colourful feather head dresses, plaid costumes and anklets. They would stop
rhythmically around the bamboo arch decorated with newly-gathered corns and movements
are emphasized by the tinkling sounds from the anklets

Blit b’laan dance

 A tribal dance of Cordillera.

 It is a courtship dance of Bilaan in Davao del Sur imitating forest birds during the mating
season. The richly-plumed male birds eye and three female birds. The female scurry to safety,
burying their heads under their wings ( represent by the malong).

Binatbatan dance

 An occupational dance from Paoay, Ilocos Norte depicts the beating of cotton to separate the
seeds from the fibber with the use of two sticks called batbat.

 Each batbat is about 18 inches long. The rhythm and speed of beating sticks is made of lively
and colourful display.

Pandanggo sa ilaw

 Is a popular dance of grace and balance came from Lubang Island, Mindoro in the Visayas
region.
 It came from the Spanish word “ fandango” which is a dance characterized by the lively steps
and clapping that varies in rhythm in the three of four times.

 This particular pandanggo involves the presence of three tinggoy or oil lamps, balanced on
the head and back of each hand.

Lapay Bantigue dance

 Bantigue in Masbate rely on the sea to supply fish.

 Each dawn, Bantigue village awaits the arrival of boats with their catch. Gather on the beach
with the people are numerous herons called “lapay” flying overhead or moving around
awaiting for spare fish to catch, people turn their attention to the birds, shooting them or
imitating their flight, swoops, dives and glides.

 This Dance was derive on the lapay on how people make an attempt to catch some fish.

Itik- itik dance

 At one baptismal party in the Surigao del Norte Province, a young lady named Kanang( the
nickname for Cayetana) was asked to dance the Sibay. She became so enthusiastic and
spirited during the performance that she began to improvise movement and steps similar to
the movements of itik, the duck, as it walk with short, choppy steps and splashes water on its
while calling to its mate. The people like the dance so much that they all imitated her.

 There six separate foot for sequence in the series of itik itik steps.

Maglalatik dance

 Is a mock-war dance, originate in Spanish Regime, depicts a fight between the Moros and
Christian over the prized latik, or coconut meat residue.

 Its originally performed in Biñan, Laguna,

 Perform as tribute to the patron saints of farmer, San Isidro de Labrador.

Idudu dance

 Abra, Cordillera tribal dance. This dance stage a common family life in the Itneg or Tinguian
Society. It illustrate the family as the main foundation of the tribe community. Several traits of
an ordinary Family are shown. It depict the father plowing the field while the mother caring
the children. But as soon as the father finishes work, the mother takes over the planting,
sowing and all the remaining chore to do in the field.. At this time the father is left to take
care of the kids. During the dance a Local singer breaks into the Idudu or lullaby to put the
baby to sleep. Idudu, a dance takes from idudu lullaby, obviously portray the different roles in
a Tinguian family.